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Jul 22, Evening Prayer – Memorial for Mary Magdalene, Hw [Holy women]
from: http://divineoffice.org/
Antiphon: Mary [Magdalene] ran and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, alleluia.
INTERCESSIONS
Through the intercession of holy women, let us pray for the Church in these words:
Be mindful of your Church, Lord.
Through all the holy women martyrs who conquered bodily death by their courage,
– strengthen your Church in the hour of trial.
Be mindful of your Church, Lord.
Through married women who have advanced in grace through holy matrimony,
– make the apostolic mission of your Church fruitful.
Be mindful of your Church, Lord.
Through widows who ease their loneliness and sanctified it by prayer and hospitality,
– help your Church reveal the mystery of your love to the world.
Be mindful of your Church, Lord.
Through mothers who have born children for the kingdom of God and the human community,
– help your Church bring all man to a rebirth in life and salvation.
Be mindful of your Church, Lord.
Through all your holy women who have been worthy to contemplate the light of your countenance,
– let the deceased members of your Church exult in that same vision forever.
Be mindful of your Church, Lord.
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth,
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Concluding Prayer
O God,
whose Only Begotten Son
entrusted Mary Magdalene before all others
with announcing the great joy of the Resurrection,
grant, we pray, that through her intercession
and example we may proclaim the living Christ
and come to see him reigning in your glory.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
– Amen.
